High tech armor vs Ultra-tech armor

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Originally Posted by Tomsdad

What's the main issue, is it the concealability? Don't forget that going by the rules box on pg66 this thing gets a -11 default penalty just on it's DR alone (35/3) so even with the +4 quality bonus its -7 to hold out.

(these rules raise their own questions regarding increasing DR with increasing TL actually)

Those rules are in High tech so meant to be use with those armors. Both the cutting edge armor design article and Ultra tech tailored armor says that the concealability is related to armor thickness not DR.